The Oldest Mosques in Malacca: History and Main Components of Mosques

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCESVol. 9, No. 7, July, 2019, E-ISSN: 2222-6990 © 2019 HRMARS386Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found athttp://hrmars.com/index.php/pages/detail/publication-ethics`The Oldest Mosques in Malacca: History and MainComponents of MosquesNor Adina Abdul Kadir, Mohd Farhan Abd Rahman, S. Salahudin SuyurnoTo Link this Article: http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v9-i7/6131DOI: 10.6007/IJARBSS/v9-i7/6131Received: 22 May 2019, Revised: 11 June 2019, Accepted: 05 July 2019Published Online: 27 July 2019In-Text Citation: (Kadir, Rahman, & Suyurno, 2019)To Cite this Article: Kadir, N. A. A., Rahman, M. F. A., & Suyurno, S. S. (2019). The Oldest Mosques in Malacca:History and Main Components of Mosques. International Journal of Academic Research in Business andSocial Sciences, 9(7), 386–397.Copyright: © 2019 The Author(s)Published by Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (www.hrmars.com)This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute,translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to fullattribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seenat: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcodeVol. 9, No. 7, 2019, Pg. 386 - 397http://hrmars.com/index.php/pages/detail/IJARBSSJOURNAL HOMEPAGE Page 2 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCESVol. 9, No. 7, July, 2019, E-ISSN: 2222-6990 © 2019 HRMARS387The Oldest Mosques in Malacca: History and MainComponents of MosquesNor Adina Abdul Kadir1, Mohd Farhan Abd Rahman2, Assoc. Prof DrS Salahudin Suyurno11Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Melaka KampusAlor Gajah, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia2Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Perak Kampus SeriIskandar, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, MalaysiaAbstractThe rapid pace of trading activities at the port of the Straits of Malacca had led to many traders,including Chinese merchants, to do commerce in Malacca. Their presence in Malacca created a spacefor cultural assimilation between two different nations, which subsequently led to a uniquedevelopment process for mosque design and style. Chinese architectural influence on mosquearchitecture in Malacca began when Chinese Craftsmen first came for building constructions. Eversince the establishment of the city of Malacca, there had been a close relationship betweenParameswara and the Ming Dynasty of China. The early mosques in Malacca were shaped like tieredpyramid and pagoda-like towers, suggesting Chinese influence. Among them are the KampungKeling Mosque, a 200 years old mosque, where its construction began with the generosity of awealthy Chinese by the name of Shamsudin who had just embraced Islam. The mosque did not onlyhave Chinese carvings but also incorporated internal and external Chinese components such astowers and archways. These elements clearly point towards the harmonious combination of Chineseand Islamic culture. The result of the study shows that the constructions of these mosques had beeninfluenced by Chinese elements, which can still be seen in the present day.